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B&NES Council leader Tim Warren (Cons, Mendip), said: "By reducing the amount of time people are sat in traffic, not only are we making journeys quicker and easier, but we are also helping to support our local economy and improve our region's productivity as well."

The A39 is a key commuting route which is used by around 5,000 vehicles per day.

Congestion at these two junctions impact through traffic and cause delay’s for local traffic.

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Councillor Anthony Clarke (Cons, Lansdown), the local authority's cabinet member for transport, said: "These improvements form a key part of our wider plan to improve transport and tackle congestion across the area, and will significantly improve both road capacity and traffic flow on the A39."